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Spartan (DVD) (WS)

David Mamet (Director, Writer), Val Kilmer (Actor), Derek Luke (Actor) Rated:
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Genre Drama, Mystery & Suspense/Thrillers, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense
Format Anamorphic, Multiple Formats, Color, NTSC, Dolby, Closed-captioned, Subtitled, Widescreen, AC-3
Contributor Moshe Diamant, Kristen Bell, David Bergstein, Elie Samaha, Art Linson, Tia Texada, James Holt, Frank Hübner, David Mamet, Tracee Stanley, William H. Macy, Johnny Messner, Derek Luke, Ed O'Neill, Val Kilmer See more
Language English
Runtime 1 hour and 47 minutes
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Spartan (DVD) (WS)

She's missing.When the daughter of the President of the United States is kidnapped, special ops officer Robert Scott (Val Kilmer) and his protégé, Curtis (Derek Luke), are assigned to find and rescue her. Their mission seems to come to an abrupt conclusion when the media reports the girl’s death, but Curtis believes the girl is in fact alive ... And if she is, it can only mean there is a far more sinister and dangerous conspiracy originating within the White House itself.Written and directed by David Mamet (Heist, State and Main, The Winslow Boy).

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  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 2.35:1
  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ R (Restricted)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.75 x 5.75 x 0.53 inches; 0.01 ounces
  • Director ‏ : ‎ David Mamet
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Anamorphic, Multiple Formats, Color, NTSC, Dolby, Closed-captioned, Subtitled, Widescreen, AC-3
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 47 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ April 3, 2007
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Val Kilmer, Derek Luke, William H. Macy, Ed O'Neill, Johnny Messner
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English, Spanish, French
  • Producers ‏ : ‎ Art Linson, Frank Hübner, Moshe Diamant, Tracee Stanley, Elie Samaha
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English (Dolby Digital 5.1), Unqualified
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ WarnerBrothers
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00022XE6S
  • Writers ‏ : ‎ David Mamet
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 out of 5 stars 885 ratings

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Customers find this movie fantastic with an interesting plot and lots of suspense, praising its crisp dialogue and realistic portrayal of Special Ops. Val Kilmer delivers an outstanding performance, though opinions on the acting are mixed. The pacing receives mixed reactions, with some finding it fast-moving while others say it moves slowly at times. While customers appreciate the intelligence of the film, they express disappointment with the value for money.

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66 customers mention "Movie quality"53 positive13 negative

Customers find the movie fantastic and good enough to watch, with one customer highlighting its themes of duty and honor.

"...don't get much introduction, but the film moves so fast and so confidently that the viewer doesn't really have time to worry about it...." Read more

"...But those folks who get it, get it. This is a fantastic film that is not only realistic, but intriguing...." Read more

"...What makes the movie worth watching is the Mamet technique with language, which always keeps you aware of life as a language game, to be sure, but..." Read more

"...Val held up his part and was very good." Read more

55 customers mention "Plot"42 positive13 negative

Customers find the movie's plot engaging, with plenty of suspense and great action sequences.

"...It is not a fun film but is very interesting. And I was not disappointed with the dialogue. Certainly not his best work but good enough to watch...." Read more

"...The action is brutally realistic and explodes with short intensity before moving to the next bend of the foggy road...." Read more

"...David Mamet is well known for his twisted, multi-layed stories and this is no exception. Stunning at times. A must see...." Read more

"...It's interesting, most of all, because of the way Val Kilmer and the other actors carry out David Mamet's strategy of foregrounding language...." Read more

14 customers mention "Dialogue quality"11 positive3 negative

Customers appreciate the dialogue in the movie, describing it as crisp and well-written, with one customer noting the terse and deliberate script by Mamet.

"...He is the master of dialogue. People you do not talk this way except when they are at a loss for "words". We stumble and repeat ourselves...." Read more

"...What it lacks in Taken's action, it excels with the terse and deliberate script by Mamet...." Read more

"David Mamet is a remarkable screen writer. This is never more evident than in movies he also directs. Exhibit A: Spartan...." Read more

"...Wanted to like this, truly I did, but the annoying and cliché dialogue forced me to stop watching after the 27th "where's the girl!?!?!"..." Read more

14 customers mention "Intelligence"11 positive3 negative

Customers find the movie intelligent and realistic, with one customer noting it provides a true life look into Special Ops.

"...puzzle of double innuendoes of double meaning and philosophical lessons of life...." Read more

"This film is a dark, true life look into Special Ops, politics, government, and the men and women involved...." Read more

"...he plays in Spartan; focused, contained, unwaivering, with cold-blooded ruthlessness...." Read more

"...sure what happened to him, but his ideas became bizarre and not well grounded in reality...." Read more

12 customers mention "Performance"12 positive0 negative

Customers praise Val Kilmer's performance in the movie, with several noting his outstanding portrayal of the lead character.

"Val Kilmer was Great!" Read more

"...I was able to put that aside because of the story line and superb job by Val Kilmer...." Read more

"...Val Kilmer is terrific as the flawed but invincible, intellectual version of Jack Reacher...." Read more

"Great Movie! Outstanding in every way! No other words but F_____in GREAT!..." Read more

23 customers mention "Acting quality"16 positive7 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the acting in the movie, with some praising the superb casting while others find it absolutely dreadful.

"...Of course it wasn't Doc Holladay in Tombstone, but he does an excellent job with a good plot and movie. I'll watch this again every year or two." Read more

"...Exhibit A: Spartan. Spartan is a well-constructed, superbly cast and crisply staged "Deep State Noir" thriller...." Read more

"...He also loves to employ his favorite set of a actors.....but they're good actors - they know how to reprise a role." Read more

"...collateral damage and a fairly twisted plotline that suffers from irrational character choices and predictable and bad "unnecessary gore for gore..." Read more

8 customers mention "Pacing"5 positive3 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the movie's pacing, with some finding it fast-moving while others note that it moves slowly at times.

"...exposition and characters don't get much introduction, but the film moves so fast and so confidently that the viewer doesn't really have time to..." Read more

"Great plot. Moves a little slow at times but thats always the most interesting part of his films...." Read more

"...Very fast moving at first with lots of drama and though there were some moments of sadness it balanced out in the end...." Read more

"...never even saw the light of day in my local theater was that it never slowed down. I mean, boom, opening title and here we go......" Read more

4 customers mention "Value for money"0 positive4 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the movie's value for money.

"...I appreciated the story and the honest/credible acting. The price must be mentioned...." Read more

"...Item was new unopened, but the I really hate the new cheap dvd package it comes in." Read more

"A David Mamet/Val Kilmer cerebral powerhouse; under-valued, under-watched and under-the-radar to most of the 'masses.'..." Read more

"How did this movie get made? sssssssucks save your money. No plot and Val's acting is terrible. Bad movie all-around" Read more

Taught, Deep State Noir Thriller.
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Taught, Deep State Noir Thriller.
David Mamet is a remarkable screen writer. This is never more evident than in movies he also directs. Exhibit A: Spartan. Spartan is a well-constructed, superbly cast and crisply staged "Deep State Noir" thriller. Val Kilmer is spot on as tightly-wound, highly-skilled, and extremely-focused Marine of limited imagination but unlimited commitment - first to duty and then to doing what is right. Look for Derek Luke, William Macy Kristen Bell, Ed O'Neill and Clark Gregg in a small, but key, roles.
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  • Loves2Read
    5.0 out of 5 stars Underrated and unwatched quality movie
    Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2025
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    Rented this movie before and saw part of it online on different platform. Bought because I like Val Kilmer’s work. This plot is somewhat like the Joaquin Phoenix movie “You Were Never Really There” about sex trafficking of young girls except Kilmer is a national security agent sent to recover the president’s daughter with many red herrings…Kilmer is stoic and yet vulnerable as an honorable man in a dishonest system—that’s the irony in the title: Spartan. Kristen Bell shows she can be very effective in drama role vs her usual comedy…written and directed by David Mamet, it definitely evokes his spare style and dialogue
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Val Kilmer At His Best
    Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2025
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    Val Kilmer shines as the main driver of this movie.
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  • Jf
    4.0 out of 5 stars ya gotta love the guy (mamet)
    Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2015
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    Great plot. Moves a little slow at times but thats always the most interesting part of his films. If you are a fan of Mamets as I am, then you know when the pace slows down the dialogue picks up. He is the master of dialogue. People you do not talk this way except when they are at a loss for "words". We stumble and repeat ourselves. Its fascinating to think back to the last time you got caught at a lie. Umms and let me explain .Example: Pause ...".well it wasnt me". What you are saying is I did not see you there". Yes ,well thats right it was not me. " I dont understand. I saw you and now you say it was not you when it was". ...... that is master dialogue. Its all in the simplicity . Nothing witty but right to the point with a fast meter.
    In this film we see one of the regulars .William Macy as secret service agent.It is a slow paced thriller with a con job where the primary (val Kilmer) is a nasty good guy and has figured out the con.He has been duped. Now he has to tidy things up.Make good what others have made bad. Undo the damage that other good guys have done.If you need a play by play then the earlier reviewers of this film should be read. I am just here to let you know it is typical Mamet with a touch of uber agent action. Most of his films are con ,scam or one on one confrontations. Macey is great at confrontation. He is a master at the verbal stumble.He is seen briefly in the middle (an intro)and then at the grand finally.
    Val kilmer is given or ad libs a few witty phrases and seems to enjoy his role.
    I really couldnt see how Ricky Jay or Rebecca P.(the wife) would fit in. Mamet in one of his long con movies using Rebeccas skill at delivering simple but very witty lines. Shes really good.She just would not fit in this salvation of the soul type film.
    It is not a fun film but is very interesting. And I was not disappointed with the dialogue. Certainly not his best work but good enough to watch. He has set his own bar so very high in the past and those films will be tough to reach.
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  • Charles
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good movie
    Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2024
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    Val Kilmer was Great!
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  • Clare Quilty
    3.0 out of 5 stars A one-man army tears his way through Mametland
    Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2004
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    No matter what the posters or previews promise, writer-director David Mamet's movies, such as "Spartan," neither look nor sound like anybody else's movies.

    Mamet began his career as a playwright and honed a peculiar style of dialogue, intentionally scripting lines full of repetition, stammers, pauses and profanity that feel both natural and artificial.

    He later shifted to movies, mostly fables about cops, con artists, gamblers and gangsters, and he cranks out one twisty, idiosyncratic brainteaser after another. In his films, such as "The Spanish Prisoner," "Homicide" and "Heist," everything means something but very little means what it appears, and this complexity, coupled with his dialogue, will understandably drive some people right up the wall.

    In "Spartan," Val Kilmer plays a mysterious "spec ops" agent working with the Secret Service to recover a kidnap victim. The captive is a young woman whose identity and significance only come into focus for the viewer as Kilmer's character follows her trail, using bluffs and beatings to leap from one clue to the next.

    No attempt has been made to spoon-feed the complicated plot to the viewer; the story has almost no exposition and characters don't get much introduction, but the film moves so fast and so confidently that the viewer doesn't really have time to worry about it. In fact, I motored along with "Spartan" for nearly an hour before it suddenly occurred to me that the story itself was completely ridiculous, but by that time I had already been pulled in and didn't mind a bit.

    Overall, the movie feels like a cinematic crossword puzzle rather than an actual story, but the twists and turns are satisfying. "Spartan" also gets a lot of mileage out of Kilmer, who seems to be bucking for a comeback and turns in a strong, plausible performance; fans of DVD extras may also enjoy Kilmer's solo commentary, which is spacey and tongue-in-cheek but which is surprisingly interesting and pretty hilarious to boot.
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  • Matthew Turner
    5.0 out of 5 stars Taunt realistic thriller, one of Kilmer and Mamet's best!
    Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2010
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    Strange there isn't more love for this noir thriller. But those folks who get it, get it. This is a fantastic film that is not only realistic, but intriguing. Like a slow drive through a foggy night you begin to see more and more detail as the film unfolds like an intricately layered classic noir. There is a shadow of sadness that permeates. Kilmer is a man of honor, but weary serving as a spartan for immoral and corrupt politicians. He finishes what he thinks was a simple seedy mission, and moves on with his "normal" life planting his garden and eking out a lonely life between missions. But a young impressionable recruit wakes Kilmer from his nihilistic stupor, and he understands his next mission is his most important. To save his soul, and find redemption. The dialog is like a complex crossword puzzle of double innuendoes of double meaning and philosophical lessons of life. The action is brutally realistic and explodes with short intensity before moving to the next bend of the foggy road. If you like noir, thrillers, and studies of life, this is a film for you. Additionally, you get a very solid support cast, which creates a very rewarding and rich experience.
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  • Elleppi
    2.0 out of 5 stars Mamet ha fatto di meglio
    Reviewed in Italy on April 24, 2013
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    ---ma comunque si può vedere, anche grazie a un Val Kilmer tosto e umano come pochi. Certo ci si aspettava qualcosa di più o in termini di trama avvincente o di risvolti/intrighi politici: è pur sempre Mamet, ma evidentemente si è dilettato in qualcosa al di là del suo mondo autoriale
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  • DEGLIAME Laurent
    4.0 out of 5 stars Version Française - versión francesa
    Reviewed in Spain on January 8, 2025
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    Vrai version Française en Dolby Digital 2.0 - Verdadera versión francesa en Dolby Digital 2.0
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  • Janet & Keith
    5.0 out of 5 stars Spartan
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 3, 2019
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    We'd seen this film some time back and had enjoyed it then and decided that we would purchase a copy. In our opinion this is Val Khylmer's best movie.
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  • Ali K
    5.0 out of 5 stars What Makes a Warrior?
    Reviewed in Germany on March 15, 2022
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    Huge Mamet fan and it's interesting to see how he moved from earlier pre-occupations with conmen and salesmen to warriors in films like Redbelt and Spartan, both engrossing, intelligent and really well put together films with great ensemble acting and powerhouse lead performances by Chiwetel Ejiofor and Val Kilmer respectively.

    This German Blu-ray release is English-friendly and the annoying age rating label can be flipped.
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  • Amazon Guy.
    4.0 out of 5 stars Spartan..Love It..
    Reviewed in Canada on June 27, 2013
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    Why would anyone go to great length to even chastised this movie is beyond me,
    just a day ago i was reading in the paper about [Jim Carrie]bad mouthing his movie
    [Kickass2]because it was so violent,i guess he forgot when you read the script you
    can say no upfront,take the money and run then complain,just like [Angus T. Jones]
    of [Two and half men],maybe the studios should make them sign a contract if you
    bad mouth you get nothing,my point is, it seems a lot of people get so immune to violence
    that they don't know what a good script is even if it's flawed with a few misses,i can not
    stress how much i loved this movie,for the simple fact with the opening scene i couldn't
    tell what i was watching,or for that matter what i was hearing,now there is no reason for
    me to get into the concept of the movie,because i would like you to experience for yourself
    what quite a lot of people here on Amazon loved about the movie.most of my movies have
    violence and that's just the way i like them,i also love an authentic and realistic gun fight which this have.
    My only problem i could not get this in blu-ray.
    and no Special features is on the disc.
    just a commentary by Val Kilmer.and even that was weird.
    but it's in 2.35:1 widescreen.
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